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DINKY
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Irregular inflected forms: dinkier , dinkiest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small locomotive
Synonyms:
dinkey; dinky
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dinky" is a kind of...):
engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(British informal) pretty and neat
Example:
what a dinky little hat
Classified under:
Similar:
attractive (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small and unimpressive
Example:
an insignificant sum of money
Synonyms:
dinky; insignificant
Classified under:
Similar:
little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
